By George M.O Williams Freetown, Sierra Leone – The Parliament of Sierra Leone has officially approved Joseph John Senessie as the new Director General of the Sierra Leone Correctional Service (SLCS) and Madam Susan Baby Coker as the first female Deputy Director General. Following their approval on Thursday, both officials were formally decorated at the Prison...Read More
Freetown, Sierra Leone – On January 30, 2024, Joseph Kobba, a tribal head of Bumpe Ngao Chiefdom, testified before Justice Alfred Tommy Ganda of the High Court in the ongoing petition case against the purported election of Alfred Sovula and two others. This civil matter, under Section 13 of the Chieftaincy Act, involves the petition of...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, Sierra Leone – On January 30, 2025, Police Officer Dolly Faith Johnson testified before Magistrate Santigie Bangura at Pademba Road Court No. 2 against Emma Morlia Sesay, who is accused of stealing a one-week, five-day-old baby boy. The accused, Emma Morlia Sesay, was charged with one count of child stealing, contrary to...Read More
Freetown, Sierra Leone – Sierra Leone Chief Minister Dr. Moinina David Sengeh recently revealed that President Julius Maada Bio has introduced him as his Prime Minister on several occasions. Dr. Sengeh made this disclosure during an interview with SL News Blog, following his visit to Koinadugu, Bombali, and Tonkolili Districts. “Interestingly, depending on the context, no...Read More
By Ibrahim S. Bangura A pre-primary schoolteacher, Mohamed Fofanah, is in police custody on an allegation of sexually penetrating a six-year-old pupil. The incident is reported to have occurred on Monday, January 20, 2025, in the Western Area Rural District. According to the child’s uncle, the girl was using the school’s toilet when Fofanah allegedly entered...Read More
